Table 7.
Haematological parameters in petroleum tanker drivers and control subjects
| Groups | WBC | RBC | HCT | PLT | NEUT | LYMP |
| Control | 5313.33±1550.97 | 4.6×106±4.2×106 | 40.14±2.89 | 2.1×105±63438.91 | 41.97±8.33 | 45.75±6.73 |
| Exposed | 6484.00±1716.30* | 4.9×106±1.2×106 | 41.61±2.92 | 1.9×105±51422.00 | 49.97±11.13 | 39.60±9.92* |
P ≤ 0.05 between exposed and control subjects
WBC=White blood cell (thousands/l); RBC=Red blood cell (millions/l); HCT= Haematocrit (%); PLT=Platelet (/UL); NEUT=Neutrophil; LYMP=Lymphocyte